Tennis players, who were/are good at other sports

[FedererWinsWimbledon2014]

Which tennis players are also talented at other sports?

It was said Federer could have played football/soccer for Switzerland.

James Cecil Parke is an example
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...4ca60LQlSFxD-SMldOdcV9Q&bvm=bv.53217764,d.ZGU

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cecil_Parke


While Yevgeny Kafelnikov has played a few pro golf tournaments.

 

[papertank]

Murray had an offer to play pro football, and Nadal was on his way to that but they both chose to focus solely on tennis.

 

[newpball]

Bjorn Borg was very good at table tennis. His father was pretty good at this sport as well.

 

[urban]

Fred Perry was World Champion at table tennis. Ann Jones was good at table tennis too. Lottie Dod was Olympic champion in bowing. Jaroslav Drobny won an Olympic medal at Ice Hockey. Ion Tiriac played Olympics at Ice Hockey too. Ellie Vines became a world class golfer.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

ivanisevic was good at soccer... baghdatis is good too, i think.

 

[henryshli]

Think Hewitt could have played pro Aussie rule

 

[LeeD]

As a former good B level or 4.5 tennis player....
In 1970, I was No.30 4A surfer in California.
In 1983, my last year in motocross, I was District 36 No. 51 AMA ExpertPro in the Open class, motocross.
Actually won multiple heats in slalom racing at the Stroh's WorldCup Windsurfing Tour in SanFrancisco, beating a few top 7 WorldCup racers.
Got equal 13th kiter my first year competing in the Bridge to Bridge, GoldenGateBridge to Bay Bridge race, 29th overall.

 

[Lukhas]

Tsonga ditched football (=soccer) to play tennis. Monfils gave up on athletics (sprinting) for tennis too.

 

[kiki]

Mandlikova´s family were succesful sprinters, and that is where she got those fantastic feet.

Cash was almost an Australian Rules pro, he finally went to tennis but, for fun still played for his Melbourne amateur team ( so much for injuries¡¡¡)
Kriek was an excellent rugby player and could have hit the Springboks if tennis hadn´t interfered.
Becker, I don´t know how good a footballer he was, but he is a true fanatic and one of the most loyal Bayern Munchen supporters.nadal, BTw, is a heavy Real Madrid fan.
Mc Enroe played some soccer at high school.I heard he was good at it.
Not sure but I think to have heard Fred Perry did some boxing.A sport that suited his doggy character.

All European latins and Latin americans are football supporters and that was the case of almost all current spanish and argentinian players but also past guys like Orantes,Clerc,Vilas,Pecci,Kuerten and Gomez.Most frenchmen also like football, like Leconte.Noah´s son is the Bulls starting center...Noah was a great athlete and he probably did a lot of other sports too.

And, of course, Ivan Lendl was a pretty good golfer...and I think some top women also hit the sticks, I just can´t remember whom right now.Santana and Hoad also played a lot of golf but not at Ivan´s level.

Finaly, Panatta went into Boat racing at a very competitive level.

 

[FedererWinsWimbledon2014]

Think Hewitt could have played pro Aussie rule

Cool. Didn't know this.